Deleting photos on Phone, NOT iCloud.

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Deleting photos on Phone, NOT iCloud.

Hello!

Im looking for answers Google can`t provide, as far as I´ve looked.

I want to free up space on my iPhone 12, so I started deleting photos and videos, and discovered that it´s deleted from the iCloud-storage as well.

I want to be able to delete photos and videos from my phone, but still keep them in icloud, but also as I take a new photo or video, it is automatically uploaded to the iCloud without have to turn it on/off.

Is this possible in 2023?

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iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Jul 13, 2023 10:20 AM

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Mac Jim ID

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Jul 13, 2023 10:25 AM in response to Xathan

Not possible. iCloud Photos is a syncing service to create exact copies of the photos on all devices. It is not a storage service to back up files without having them on your device.

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Julzal

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Sep 27, 2023 3:58 PM in response to Mac Jim ID

If I can ask a questions please -

if I will create a separate file on my computer and upload the pictures and videos from my phone there, will they also be deleted if I try to delete them from my phone?

my logic says “no”, but honestly Apple god me super confused at this point..

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Mac Jim ID

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Sep 28, 2023 8:00 AM in response to Julzal

You can save your photos in any folder on your computer and they will not be deleted if you delete them from your iPhone.

The photos that are stored in iCloud sync only with the Photos app on your iPhone and the Photos app on your computer. When deleting in any one of those 3 locations, the photos will also be deleted in the other 2 locations. Photos saved in any other location than the Photos app will not be deleted.

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Xathan Author

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Jul 13, 2023 10:31 AM in response to Mac Jim ID

Thanks for the reply, Jim!

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Deleting photos on Phone, NOT iCloud.

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